CVE-2016-1757
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Race condition in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9.3 and OS X before 10.11.4 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.70% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 March 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS moved from 23.6% on 21 September 2026 to 12.7% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=676
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=676
- https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39595/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39741/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.